PasarBella

Great place to explore culinary delights, all set in the old grandstand. All kind of
Lovely savory and wine delights all under one roof!!! Great spot for lunch as you can choose from a wide variety of stalls all serving high quality delights. Choose from Mexican, roasts, salads
Etc yum yum !!!

Unique ambience + free parking. Great food for family to hangout after action @ Fidgets

Went to Oceans of Seafood for dinner during weekday. Although it was stated that it closes at 9.30pm. Last order and billing was done before 8.30pm. Besides me, there was only another couple around. Business looks poor.
Kurogoma Tamago Sushi ($ 2.50++/piece)
It has the Look, the Taste and the Health.
Sweet tasting and light texture of TAMAGO + BLACK SESAME (Kurogoma) gives HEALTHY & DELICIOUS sushi.
The oversized egg roll is served with a bit sushi rice below it. With texture like the usual egg roll, but taste like black sesame. Interesting.
Honjitsu No Misoshiru 本日のみそ汁 ($ 5++)
Miso soup of the day
The soup of the day turns to be fish soup. It is quite flavourful and served with a chunky piece of fish, shredded leek and seaweed in it.
Currently the restaurant is having a promotion for its Northern Bluefin Tuna Special.
Chutoro Sashimi 中とろ刺身 ($ 18++, usual $ 33)
Blue-​n tuna belly no 3 sashimi
I am quite disappointed with its texture, as it is not smooth and difficult to chew. The slices seem to have a lot of veins.
The restaurant is located at one end of PasarBella — A Farmers’ Market. It is known for its fresh seafood which are flown in from Tsukiji Market every Tuesday & Friday. The restaurant is 2 sections: one western and one Japanese. Although it is located in PasarBella, it does not allow food from other stalls in PasarBella.
Kurogoma Tamago Sushi — Kurogoma Tamago Sushi
Kurogoma Tamago Sushi ($ 2.50++/piece)
It has the Look, the Taste and the Health.
Sweet tasting and light texture of TAMAGO + BLACK SESAME (Kurogoma) gives HEALTHY & DELICIOUS sushi.
The oversized egg roll is served with a bit sushi rice below it. With texture like the usual egg roll, but taste like black sesame. Interesting.
Honjitsu No Misoshiru — Honjitsu No Misoshiru
Honjitsu No Misoshiru 本日のみそ汁 ($ 5++)
Miso soup of the day
The soup of the day turns to be fish soup. It is quite flavourful and served with a chunky piece of fish, shredded leek and seaweed in it.
Currently the restaurant is having a promotion for its Northern Bluefin Tuna Special.
Chutoro Sashimi — Chutoro Sashimi
Chutoro Sashimi 中とろ刺身 ($ 18++, usual $ 33)
Blue-​n tuna belly no 3 sashimi
I am quite disappointed with its texture, as it is not smooth and difficult to chew. The slices seem to have a lot of veins.
Negitoro Don — Negitoro Don
Negitoro Don ($ 17++, usual $ 28)
It looks not bad, although I feel that the yolk served with it seems to be too cooked. I think that a less cooked egg will produce a better texture for the dish.
Although it is stated that the restaurant closes at 9.30pm, but last order and billing is done before 8.30pm. I can see the staffs busy doing washing. I feel kind of being pressured to finish my meal as soon as possible. Not very welcoming, isn’t it.

Oh my goodness. Where was I? I am a huge sucker for markets. Chelsea market in NYC, Ferry Building in SF, Pike Place in Seattle… Gah I just love them. I was never able to find such a market in Singapore, until today. Man, was I stoked to see this place. Will definitely be back for good food, wine and yes, of course, some cheeeeese.
The only part that makes me die a little is that it’s not the most public-​transport-​friendly spot. Some people may say that it’s intentional in that the target audience are those who can afford cars, but I think not. There are a bunch of foodies, who’d gladly part-​take in such well-​made food experience.

Absolutely love this place!
Come here for a wide selection of Western deli fare. There’s a huge fresh seafood area as well.
This is located within The Grandstand@Turf City along Bukit Timah Road. There are buses that come here but you’d have to search online to find out the pick up points.
Otherwise, you could drive or take a taxi. At the moment this place isn’t accessible by MRT.
The trip is worth it though.

Update on 28 July 2014
There are a few changes to the tenant mix inside Pasar Bella and existing tenants have also changed locations inside the market from its opening.
I was disappointed to discover the pies from Windowsills have disappeared, but excited to try new food. If you love crackling or Western style sio bak (roast pork belly), Keith Crackling Roast is simply awesome! The skin is totally crackling, so crispy it is. The meat is not overly dry by Western standard, but if you are expecting the tender juiciness of Chinese sio bak, then you will be disappointed. The crispy skin does forgive everything though. It goes so well with the mustard sauce. The honey pork roast is similar to Chinese char siew. It is pretty good but if you can only choose one, go with the crackling pork roast. The roast potatoes are nicely done with herbs but I think it can do with a lighter hand on the salt.
The seafood section of the famed huge bluefin tuna on display when it first opened is still there, but without the tuna display. There are less seafood for sale compared to when it first opened. There are more tables for dining and you could have food from either the Japanese or Western side of the seafood selection. I tried the Jyou Chirashi ($ 35++) and it was really fresh and good. I have a new favorite place for chirashi now. It reminded me of the chirashi from Inagiku (is no longer around and is where Mikuni is). The uni is very creamy and has no fishy seafood taste or smell. The otoro (at least I think it is that) is so fatty that it pretty much melts in your mouth. The other fish slices are generous slabs of meat and just so fresh. Did I say it is fresh? It is definitely so different having sashimi when the market is just there. There are also prawns and scallops. The rice is warm which is apparently the correct way to serve chirashi, at least that is what I was told.
Dutch Colony Coffee has a perpetual line and probably deserves its fans. The aroma of the coffee is just intoxicating. That will be on my list to try next time.

pasarbella suffered a lot of flak from loads of unappreciative dissers who couldn’t reconcile this plastic, covered sprawl to the european food markets it supposedly took reference from. but it’s an unfair comparison — I don’t think this was meant to be the sort of down-​to-​earth daily-​marketing style you see in places like d’aligre; it reminds me instead of that tiny market I used to visit in london’s duke of york square. a little posh, more-​than-​slightly wallet-​emptying, but satisfying both gastronomically but also as a worthy day out.
exactly what do you start with first?
I suggest taking a walk around the entire compound just so you don’t suffer buyer’s regret — glutton’s regret being almost definite — and then finding a place to sit. there are some proper eateries that are almost mini restaurants, but we skipped those this time in favor of more variety on our maiden trip here and had to go with the random seating strewn about the place.
chope it somehow — though I’m not sure tissue paper packets have any power here — and leave to assemble your very own picnic.
we started with a couple of salads, from the nibbles by rabbit carrot gun store, then a couple of tender, moist ribs from bistro botintin. the ribs were a tiny bit fatty but really rather delicious.
a mix of three meats — pulled pork, roast chicken and some pink beef — from the sea salt caribbean deli were the least impressive of the day, with too much salt for us to enjoy the otherwise good flavors. still finished it all though.
the most famous dish of all at the market must be le patio’s paella, cooked rather impressively in a large, traditional paella pan. got to admit it’s got style, and that tiny bit of showmanship of them scraping up the slightly stuck on rice from the bottom makes it even more attractive. decent cooking. a good mix of tender rice and slightly crusty bottom-​bits, and a not-​too-​measly throw of seafood inside, it goes down super quickly with a squeeze o’ lime.
we ended up spending nearly 50 – 60 a person for this meal, together with a bottle of good apple cider from the great beer experiment, which certainly meant we could have gone to a restaurant and had a decent meal instead. no regrets at all though, since we had quite a tasty meal (and I’d say it’s almost worth the travel it took to this ulu-​est of places).

Had half a dozen of freshly flow Taylor Bay oysters, tasted amazing. Will he back to sample more of their freshly imported seafood at a fairly reasonable price minus the frills of fine dinning.

3.5 stars
I love the ambience here, feels like I’m out of Singapore. I tend to pick weekdays to come here so its always quiet. It’s a great place to chill out with friends and family, where you can have an actual conversation without having to shout above all the noise. I’ve only tried out a few food stores– absolutely adore the pork roast sandwich from Keith Crackling Roast! The nutella & banana crepes from Le patio are also definitely worth a try. Paella from the same store is so-​so for me. We had the iced tea from Cicely Kitchen and it was nothing to shout about– rather bland/​diluted for my taste. My family tried out Oceans of Seafood and said it was just average for the price. Yes about the price, don’t expect cheap fare here, expect to pay 12−20+ for most dishes, more for seafood and steak. Still definitely worth a visit though.

Cool place. Like a small Meat Packing District in New York. Nicely done and lots of sexy boutique food, wine and specialty shops. I especially like the Mofo Chili kiosk. Great chili paste. Super tasty!

This place is great. I feel like I am back in a food market in Australia/​Europe/​US. I haven’t been to Turf City for ages (and by that I mean 8 years) — and I think PasarBella is a much-​needed addition to Turf City.
Back to PasarBella — full of food offerings, not your typical Singapore’s shopping mall basement’s food offerings. Think wine booths (which boast wine specially sourced from different parts of the world), seafood stalls, desserts counters … stores selling artisan goods! Spanish /​Japanese /​Mexican food. Pork knuckles. Roast meat. There’s a section selling organic goods of all sorts — from shampoo to rice.
Got to try a paella dish (³⁄₅), a slice of ham pizza (³⁄₅), a caramel slices (⁴⁄₅ — noms) and drank a couple of glasses of wine. I felt like I was on a mini-​foodie-​holiday.
I would be back at Cheese Ark (housed within PasarBella) for a cheese-​tasting session on Thursday — I can’t wait for it.

Definitely an interesting way to spend some time. While it tries to mirror the farmers’ markets overseas, it doesn’t help that Singapore doesn’t really have real farms.
I would prefer if there are more local produce like homemade sauces, oils, etc, than the big chain stores. The cheese ark is great as they do not sell your regular cheeses but focuses on rare cheeses that you do not usually find. Don’t go in expecting your usual Brie.
Also keep your eyes peeled for the random small tables that showcase local food. We chanced upon one of the best cackling pork that we have ever tasted and we can’t wait for our next house party to order a slab!
Great fun regardless. I wish I live closer.

I haven’t tried all the stores yet, since I’m an eager beaver and always there just after opening hours, before all the yummy food is fully prepared. The limited numbers of stalls I’ve tried has already gotten me hooked to be heading back every weekend.
Firstly, le patio opens pretty early so you can pick up some freshly made crepes and pastries. The crepes are pretty good but could be more generous with the Nutella! But hey, you can never go wrong with too much Nutella! The paella looks really good with the chef meticulously measuring up all the ingredients and smells great. The pastries are decent but nothing special.
The stall oceans of seafood looks amazing. The fish is super fresh but pricey and the sushi counter looks pretty neat. Dining hours are 11.30−2.30 then 5.30 onwards. Apart from the fish being pricey, they also charge you for cutting it up sashimi style! A bit of a rip off if you ask me, since I can just head to meidi ya and have it all done for free.
The Dutch colony coffee is good, strong flavor with more bitterness. They have a few tables so is a nice place to sit and watch expat families shuffle by. We tried their Mac and cheese, expensive for the tiny portion though I guess they try to justify by adding truffle oil. It’s ok but nothing I can’t make at home. They made us wait a while for it and gave us complimentary banana bread for the wait which was a nice touch.
I’ve also tried the fruits at tangy tangerine and bread from Bella bakery. Both are good quality and scored me many a brownie points with my mother in law!
I’m giving this place five stars cause it really transports me out of Singapore and into London or New York gourmet markets. It’s a great addition to the local food scene though do be prepared to pay up cause it isn’t cheap! The décor is nicely rustic and the place is clean and airy. The stalls not yet tenanted are filled with temporary stalls which change weekly. This keeps it fresh and you never know who may show up! A great bonus is the ample and free parking!

I love markets in general — the food, people and community atmosphere all bringing us back to a simpler time (yes?). And so when I found out Singapore’s latest attempt at this (Pasarbella), I was super excited. Based on my first go, I think unfortunately it really misses the bill. It’s NOTHING like the markets that folks are mentioning such as Pike Place, SF, NYC, those across Australia, Japan and Europe, etc. Very limited selection of everything and too contrived (like Singapore Inc.). I think the problem fundamentally boils down to the fact that things are not grown here nor farmed here, nor made here, etc. Singapore is too far from the ultimate source. A true farmers market model basically relies on the personal touch of the growers and caretakers, and therefore being close to the source. I give the founders/​sponsors a ton of credit for trying and hopefully over time things may improve. I will go again and maybe I’ll change my views…

Great place to take tourists visiting Singapore. Although it wasn’t much of a «farmer’s market», the selection of fruit and vegetables are indeed better than say your local Cold Storage, and actually cheaper in some cases (avocados).
Overall, the feel is very manicured (just like everything else in Singapore) however I love the concept. I love specialty stores and the lovely assortment of goodies you can try.
From Cheese, Paella, Ribs, Sausages, Wines, Coffee, Ice Cream, you name it… they have it.
I will be back, and I can’t wait to see when all the stall open up.

I love a farmers market, and PasarBella did not disappoint. Sometimes the markets only have ingredients to make food, but PasarBella was complete with a bunch of different food stalls you could order ready to eat food at. Just what I was looking for! Almost everyone was giving out free samples, and I found a low-​priced halogen siphon coffee to finally try!

PasarBella is brand new…6 weeks old, I believe.
Due to this, not all of its stalls have been set up yet, but for what it is, I thoroughly enjoyed my experience there.
If you’ve been to Granville Island in Vancouver, BC, you’ll find many similarities between the two. It is set up for the perfect gourmet picnic with it’s open seating concept and various gourmet offerings. From fromageries, wine and beer shops, dessert shops (macarons, ice cream, pie… etc.), coffee shops, butcheries, to a roast chicken stand, a sushi bar, fresh seafood, sausages, and a smattering of random non-​eateries.
I can’t wait for PB to be completed, I think it would make a great culinary safari for the gastronomically curious.